iPhone / Android apps (Read 713 times)

I seem to remember a couple of years ago, there was some discussion about creating a RunningAHEAD iPhone app. That being said, I don't know if the project is still around. Since I'm battling the everlasting ITBS that has lingered since August, I was thinking I could put that down time to good use by developing an iPhone and Android app, if there's enough support, and of course, with Eric's blessing (and database interfaces). Sorry, but I think BlackBerry's out for now...maybe in the future. Any thoughts/interest/ideas?

Thanks Eric
For the community...need to know what features you want to see in the initial release. I hope to begin production within the next week or two, but that depends on the feedback I get. Thanks!

I use the Handy Runner app regularly on my android, which has good basic features using gps. The best part is being able to automatically upload your run to this site (much more convenient than manually mapping out runs). I usually just put my phone in my pocket, but if I were to look at it while running, it's nice to have the time, distance, and pace easily visible. Maybe there's a way to be able to look at where you are on a map during your workout... Also, after I'm done with a run, it might be nice to be able to edit details (shoes, weather, notes, etc.) within the app - right now I edit all that info on the website. I'd be very interested in trying out your RunningAHEAD app!

I use the Handy Runner app regularly on my android, which has good basic features using gps. The best part is being able to automatically upload your run to this site (much more convenient than manually mapping out runs). I usually just put my phone in my pocket, but if I were to look at it while running, it's nice to have the time, distance, and pace easily visible. Maybe there's a way to be able to look at where you are on a map during your workout... Also, after I'm done with a run, it might be nice to be able to edit details (shoes, weather, notes, etc.) within the app - right now I edit all that info on the website. I'd be very interested in trying out your RunningAHEAD app!

I'd like to be able to upload run data from another app. I use Runmeter, and can upload TCX files with a computer, but not mobile. If I could do that mobile, and edit my training calendar, I'd be more than happy, and willing to pay above average for an iPhone app.
John
Edit; getting the TCX file to the app via mobile is the problem. I can export the data to a URL. If I could upload run data from a URL, that would work, or if you can convince the OS to let you load straight from an email attachment...?

Thanks for the input, everyone! Fortunately, it looks like most of these can be implemented, although a real-time map may not be do-able on iOS. As for importing the data from other apps (John, I think you mentioned TCX), it can be done...I just have to figure out how to convert to a format I can upload. This gives me a good place to start...thanks again! I'll keep y'all posted.

I use the Runkeeper app to record my runs. It's a pretty solid app IMO. Pros are the ability to setup custom interval workouts, coaching where it tells you your target pace, etc., audio cues for about everything you can think of, you can change the timing of the cues to as short as 1 minute to 10 minutes and even longer if you want, you can edit your map after the fact if you GPS threw in a false reading off the path right in the map, nice HRM intergration, intergrates with the GymPact app and pays me a whopping 50 cents or so per run, etc.

Drawbacks are that the minimum interval you can set is 250m. I would like to be able to do 200m intervals but the minium is .25KM. I would also like it to automatically upload to runningahead, but it is a simple matter of saving the GPX file from runkeeper to my computer and then uploading that to runningahead. Everything uploads great thanks to Eric, HR data, GPS data, etc.